Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 169% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 113%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	451% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 95% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (all builds)
Memory	55.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '21 at 03:13
Run Duration	322 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$204 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% LGA1700, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Memory 79.7 1-Core 190 2-Core 388 114% 219 Pts	4-Core 785 8-Core 1,498 136% 1,141 Pts	64-Core 2,375 147% 2,375 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 150 Parallax 319 108% 200 fps	MRender 339 Gravity 243 Splatting 184 200% 255 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB 2,391 User benchmarks, average bench 402% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3241 3411 3397 2509 1435 1445 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	451% Outstanding	Read 2,951 Write 3,233 Mixed 3,144 SusWrite 2573 672% 2,975 MB/s	4K Read 81.6 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 114 375% 132 MB/s	DQ Read 1,439 DQ Write 1,203 DQ Mixed 1,293 976% 1,312 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 451% Great: 519%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2294 2349 2227 1754 1514 1604 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	366% Outstanding	Read 2,402 Write 2,403 Mixed 1,739 SusWrite 1,957 478% 2,125 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 83.8 285% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,526 DQ Write 1,282 DQ Mixed 1,379 1,040% 1,396 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 366% Great: 435%
Seagate Portable 5TB 3,819 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 135 133 133 133 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 93 Write 103 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 132 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.6 162% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 67%
Sabrent SATA Bridge 5TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 133 132 134 130 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66.7% Good	Read 100 Write 130 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 131 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.7 182% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 73%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.1 256GB-$43 436 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 28GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 358 Write 336 Mixed 198 365% 297 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 7.9 616% 8.77 MB/s	DQ Read 13.4 DQ Write 12.3 DQ Mixed 11.3 852% 12.3 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 122%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3200C14-16GTZ 4x16GB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 34.5 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 30.3 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 149%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 272%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 - $413

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $270Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	3,002x
Core i7-12700KIntel $221Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	2,700x
Core i5-12600KIntel $174Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	900x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,521x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,501x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,195Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	862x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $105Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,276x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $160Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	830x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $73Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	633x

RAM
CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 38,830 samples	511x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	250x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	202x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,448

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369